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24 August 2022 | News

Germany and Canada sign hydrogen deal

The global hydrogen market is developing rapidly. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have signed what they called a "joint declaration of intent" that calls on the two countries to invest in hydrogen, establish a "transatlantic Canada-Germany supply corridor" and start exporting hydrogen by 2025.

The agreement about Canada-Germany hydrogen alliance was signed in a town where a company plans to build a large plant to convert wind energy to hydrogen and export ammonia to Germany. But the World Energy GH2 project — which would include 164 wind turbines along the nearby Port au Port Peninsula — has yet to undergo provincial environmental approval, and residents were told about it only in meetings that started in June. 

Read more from the CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/canada-germany-hydrogen-partnership-nl-1.6559787